Chapter 247 - The first saint and saintess

"So this is the local speciaty. It's spicy, but I have to admit, it's kinda addicting. The mini explosion in your tongue couple with the nerve piercing feeling when the spice hit, it just the best" [Ash]

"You sure you don't want to try it Alaric?" [Seraph]

"No thanks. I hate spicy food" [Alaric]

"Haha, I'll ask Faizi to cook non spicy food this afternoon, in the meantime, please, have more of this bread and jam" [Faris]

"I will, and thanks" [Alaric]

As we discussed yesterday, Alaric, Seraph and I will go out to familiarize ourselves with the nook and cranny of this country. We might not be gathering information (at least not directly as of now), but there are still much to do. For example, marking the point area around the country.

(Maybe I should take a look at the local adventure guild...) [Ash]

Better ask Faris first

"The adventure guild? They're mostly comprise of local people, so I don't think it's a good idea to pay them a visit" [Faris]

"So an extra big no for me" [Alaric]

"And the merchant guild?" [Seraph]

"Let me guess, the same" [Ash]

"Indeed. I think it best if the three of you avoid those two areas" [Faris]

"Got it" [Ash]

Well, I'll still go and see it from a far, at least I should know their location, those two guild are sort of like landmarks

After we finish our breakfast, Alaric quickly use shadow dive and went out. Seraph quickly shape shift himself into the same noble appearance that he once uses, but this time around, he makes a slight adjustment, making an older female version of the noble with grey white hair in fear of colliding with Motra (we still don't know if he/she is here or not, but better not take any unnecessary risk)

As for me, the same spy that I used back then should do the trick

Quickly going out from the inn, I went to the direction of the adventure and merchant guild first, then only I will go and visit the cemetery and see whether there are any lesser minion of god of death

"Did you hear what happen!"

"The king would like to have an audience with Saint Louis this afternoon"

"He's being treated rather nicely!"

"Dude pisses me off, why can't we just burn a heretic like him!"

"Not only the king, I heard other nobles are also being called as well! Basically, all of them would speak with Saint Louis!"

"They must win! I don't know what they will talk about but they must win! Don't lose to the false saint!"

"True! We must protect the ten heroes from his hand and also from the hand of behemoth slayer as well as Princess Diana"

"The sooner our prince marry Princess Diana, the better!"

"Agree"

I see, I wish you the best of luck Saint Louis. As for getting their hand over my siblings, what could I say except over my dead body!

(And Diana... First Fawaz ,the son of Queen Rinz of Kiserre, and now the prince of holy palace. She sure is one heck of a popular princess. Somehow, I feel extremely irritated and furious should any one of them marry her) [Ash]

Jealous? Maybe... But more toward a feeling of a friend protecting another friend from a fiend I suppose. I mean, I don't want to see her all depressed if she ended up with a wrong person, and now I can't help but think about my siblings future.

(Rean with Muse... Ok maybe? But the girls, definitely not! Once again, over my dead body! As for the boys, maybe Rafiah will be the overprotective one) [Ash]

"Oh, that's the merchant guild" [Ash]

As always, full of people doing transaction after transaction. No sign of anyone I know, so better go to the adventure guild (and as expected, no sign of anyone I know of)

After confirming it, I went straight to the cemetery, and there

(Not a sight of lesser minion of god of death... Guess I'll just wait and have a look around) [Ash]

As my body begin to move by its own, I begin to wonder, wouldn't this arouse suspicion? I mean, what business will someone have in cemetery other than visiting their deceased beloved one, maybe I should just head out and come back later...

(What is that?) [Ash]

There appear to be two special graves right in the middle of the cemetery. Upon closer looks, the sign written indicate that it belongs to the first saint and saintess, and

[Here lies the first ten heroes: the first saint and saintess. May both of their souls be in peace after the fight with the fallen god]

Now that's interesting. I knew that Estel was founded or at least was founded during the time of the original ten heroes (courtesy of the first prince of Estel for telling me that), but I never found their graves in Estel. But these, these are the graves of the first saint and saintess which are also part of the original ten heroes. There are no record of their names but it was said that they both fell in love with each other, and their marriage was blessed by Goddess Achalasia herself. I wonder if that is true.

(Maybe that's why this country here is considered sacred, because of them being buried here, but...) [Ash]

There are no souls... I can't sense any souls within these two graves. How interesting. Maybe there was never a body being buried here in the first place?

(No. The body of the two of them are buried here) [Goddess Achalasia]

(!) [Ash]

That's surprising. Maybe the sacredness of this area allow me to communicate with her

(So why aren't there any souls here?) [Ash]

(The same reason as to why your souls isn't on earth) [Goddess Achalasia]

(Interesting, logical indeed...) [Ash]

So, just like how I was reincarnated here on Achalasia, those two are reincarnated to earth.

(That's sweet of you. Usually you will tell this is part of my homework, and ask me to search it for myself) [Ash]

(You still have a lot to learn) [Goddess Achalasia]

(Huh? Why do you suddenly said that?) [Ash]

And there's no response. A simple no would be better...

(Well, I guess hanging around here appreciating the graves wouldn't look suspicious) [Ash]

Better stay here and hope any minion of god of death comes